Word Meaning 真冬

まふゆ mafuyu

真冬 is read as まふゆ (mafuyu) and means midwinter.

Meaning

English

  1. midwinter
  2. dead of winter

Reading

Kana

まふゆ

Romaji

mafuyu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 真夏 Rank 10367 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

真冬日

まふゆび

day on which the temperature stays below 0°C

真心

まごころ

sincerity

真ん中

まんなか

middle

真意

しんい

real intention

真理

しんり

truth

真っ先

まっさき

the head

真っ赤

まっか

bright red

真っ白

まっしろ

blank (e.g. mind, paper)

真夏

まなつ

middle of summer

真夜中

まよなか

dead of night

真っ青

まっさお

deep blue

真の

しんの

true

Example Sentences

5

If you sleep in your underwear during winter, you'll catch a cold.

If you sleep in the bath smack-dab in the middle of winter, you could freeze to death.

With the winter pressure pattern continuing into tomorrow, it seems it'll become as cold as midwinter.

Moreover, she liked walks so much that even in the middle of winter she would come like this to ask to go out twice a day without fail.

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.